Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating at Tel El-Deir in Damietta in Egypt have unearthed several ancient tombs that are simple yet highly significant. Tel El-Deir is an ancient site that dates to at least the Neolithic. Archaeologists have
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An impressive archaeological discovery has occurred on the Ploiești-Buzău section of the future A7 motorway in Romania. The national road company CNAIR, Compania Nationala de Administrare a Infrastructurii Rutiere has announced an intriguing tomb belonging
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Humans have been using bear skins to protect themselves from cold weather for at least 300,000 years. Cut marks suggest this on the metatarsal and phalanx of a cave bear discovered at the Lower Paleolithic
AncientPages.com – Cats had a bad reputation in the middle ages. Their presumed links with paganism and witchcraft meant they were often treated with suspicion. But despite their association with the supernatural, medieval manuscripts showcase surprisingly playful images of our furry friends. From these
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Oregon State University archaeologists have uncovered projectile points in Idaho that are thousands of years older than any previously found in the Americas, helping to fill in the history of how early humans crafted and
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During the construction of a new house, scientists uncovered a grave with the remains of a shield and a cape buckle. It is the first Viking grave rich in artifacts archaeologists have excavated in Norway’s
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A complete and almost intact ancient Roman sanctuary with temples has been discovered in Gelderland, a province of the Netherlands. Archaeologists from RAAP made the startling discovery in Herwen-Hemeling (municipality of Zevenaar), near the Roman
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study led by Georgios Ferentinos, and a team of researchers from the Greek University of Patras, shows evidence supporting the view, held by many scholars, that archaic hominins (early human ancestors) were sea-crossing
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in Denmark report they have made an incredible Viking Age find, the biggest in the recent ten years. A huge Viking hall dating back to the time of Harald Bluetooth has been discovered in
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Whatever disease killed Edward the Black Prince—heir apparent to the English throne in the mid-1300s, and heralded as the greatest English soldier ever to have lived—is unlikely to have been chronic dysentery, as is commonly
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Fundamental technological changes often cause profound social shifts. This is not only evident in the current case of digitalization but also in the case of industrialization in the 19th century or the introduction of bronze
AncientPages.com – If you’ve already spend hours shoveling snow this year, you may be dismayed to realize that technically, it’s not yet winter. According to the astronomical definition, the season will officially begin in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Arminghall Henge in Norwich, UK was first seen from the air in 1929, and was excavated in 1935. The 5,000-year-old timber circle is one of the most important prehistoric discoveries in Norfolk. ” The central
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Spread across vast distances, the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean have been believed to have been populated by humans in two distinct migrations beginning approximately 3,330 years ago. The first followed a northern route
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Ancient cotton fibers dating back 7,000 years, have been discovered by Israeli researchers, at the northern University of Haifa (UH during archaeological excavations at Tel Tsaf southeast of Beit She’an Valley close to the Jordanian
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Found in 1921 near the village of Egtved, the remains of a girl who lived around 1370 B.C. are one of the best-known and intriguing Danish Bronze Age finds. The Egtved girl is still an
